Tabbita vs Warburn
In both, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Tabbita, the large majority of households rent. In Warburn, most households own their home. On these figures, Tabbita tends to suit renters, while Warburn suits young adults.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Warburn
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 78/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 64%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Warburn
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 17%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Tabbita has a bigger rental market to choose from (81% vs 38%)
- Warburn has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Warburn
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (408 min vs 418 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (592.4 km vs 606.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warburn
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 78/100)
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tabbita
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.1% vs -36.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tabbita and Warburn drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Tabbita rents higher ($200/wk vs $125/wk); Tabbita has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $97,448).
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 76 +18% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.1% | -36.7% |
| Median age | 34 same for both | |
| Median household income | $143,000/yr +32% vs other | $97,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +38% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).
Zoning mix
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 95% |
| Environmental | 7% | 5% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 92 across Griffith same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 25% of NSW | Higher than 36% of NSW |
Liveability
Warburn is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Tabbita carries more crime risk (78 vs 0).
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Crime | High 78/100 | None 0/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Tabbita sits further from the CBD (606.6 km vs 592.4 km).
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 606.6 km +2% vs other | 592.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 418 min | 408 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2652 | 0.1% postcode 2680 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 2652 | 49 postcode 2680 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).
Setting
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 119 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 406 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,235/yr same for both | |
| Council | Griffith same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tabbita | Warburn | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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